Author: Mike Loades

With his signature hands-on style, Mike Loades experiences what it is like to handle various dogs engaged in their traditional tasks. These adventu...

Technologically sophisticated and powerful, the crossbow has long enjoyed a popular reputation for villainous superiority because it could be used ...

This magnificent book tells the story of the evolution of swords, how they were made, how they were used, and the people that used them. It doesn''...

A fascinating and lively history of four bows that changed warfare the composite bow, the longbow, the crossbow and the Japanese bow, the yumi by...

An iconic medieval missile weapon, the deadly longbow made possible the English victories at Crecy and Poitiers at the height of the Hundred Years ...